[caption id="attachment_59697" align="aligncenter" width="1080"]<img class="wp-image-59697 size-full" src="https://theenterprise.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2021/12/Floyd.jpg" alt="" width="1080" height="1620" /> Abigail Epperson shoots a free throw.[/caption] By Ashlee Mullis The Patrick County Lady Cougars hosted the Lady Buffaloes of Floyd County on December 22. At the end of the 1<sup>st</sup> quarter, Floyd had a 1-point advantage over the Cougars, but the home team outscored the Buffaloes by 4 in the second quarter, holding on to a 32-29 lead at halftime. The Floyd team had 22 points to the Cougar’s 15 in the second half. The Cougars fought hard to come back with a few minutes remaining in the 4<sup>th</sup>, but came up short, giving the Lady Buffaloes a 51-47 win. Abigail Epperson had a big night, scoring 16 points with six rebounds, one steal, and one assist. Missy Hazard scored 12 with five rebounds, four steals, and seven assists. “It was a really good high school basketball game. I was really proud of my kids tonight,” Coach Donny Rakes said. “They weren't intimidated against a real good Floyd County team. That's a big step for a very inexperienced team. “They press you and come at you all night. I thought we handled that fairly well. It was really a game of two halves. As well as we played in the first half, we just could make the big shots in second. We put ourselves in position to win a basketball game, and I'll take that. We played hard, just came up a little short,” Rakes said. The Lady Cougars are 5-2 on the season.
